Nagarjuna Akkineni
Actor, Producer
August 29, 1959 (67 years)
Akkineni Nagarjuna (born 29 August, 1959) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, alongside Hindi and Tamil films. He is the son of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. After appearing as a child artist, he made his debut as a leading actor with *Vikram* (1986).
He later appeared in Mani Ratnam's romantic tragedy *Geethanjali* (1989) and Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama *Siva* (1989). His other films include *Hello Brother* (1994), *Ninne Pelladata* (1996), *Annamayya* (1997), *Santosham* (2002), *Manmadhudu* (2002), *Mass* (2004), *Sri Ramadasu* (2006), *Manam* (2014), *Oopiri* (2016), and *Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva* (2022).
As an actor and producer with Annapurna Studios, he has received two National Film Awards, including a Special Mention for *Annamayya* and Best Feature Film in Telugu for *Ninne Pelladata*, nine Nandi Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South. He has hosted several seasons of the reality show *Bigg Boss Telugu* and co-founded the Blue Cross of Hyderabad.
He later appeared in Mani Ratnam's romantic tragedy *Geethanjali* (1989) and Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama *Siva* (1989). His other films include *Hello Brother* (1994), *Ninne Pelladata* (1996), *Annamayya* (1997), *Santosham* (2002), *Manmadhudu* (2002), *Mass* (2004), *Sri Ramadasu* (2006), *Manam* (2014), *Oopiri* (2016), and *Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva* (2022).
As an actor and producer with Annapurna Studios, he has received two National Film Awards, including a Special Mention for *Annamayya* and Best Feature Film in Telugu for *Ninne Pelladata*, nine Nandi Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South. He has hosted several seasons of the reality show *Bigg Boss Telugu* and co-founded the Blue Cross of Hyderabad.
Known For
Filmography
| 2027 | Vaasivaadi Tassadiyya · as Bangarraju & Dr. Ram Mohan |
| 2026 | King 100 · as Rudhra Nath |
| 2026 | ENE Repeat · as Special Appearance |
| 2026 | Anaganaga Oka Raju · as Narrator |
| 2025 | Coolie · as Simon |
| 2025 | Kuberaa · as Deepak Tej |
| 2024 | Naa Saami Ranga · as Kishtayya |
| 2022 | The Ghost · as Vikram Naidu |
| 2022 | Brahmastra Part One: Shiva · as Anish Shetty |
| 2022 | Bangarraju · as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan |
| 2021 | Wild Dog · as Vijay Varma |
| 2019 | Manmadhudu 2 · as Samba Siva Rao 'sam' |
| 2018 | Devadas · as Deva |
| 2018 | Officer · as Shivaji Rao |
| 2017 | Raju Gari Gadhi 2 · as Rudra |
| 2017 | Om Namo Venkatesaya · as Hathiram Bhavaji |
| 2016 | Premam · as Vikram's Father (cameo Appearance) |
| 2016 | Nirmala Convent · as Nagarjuna |
| 2016 | Oopiri · as Vikramaditya |
| 2016 | Soggade Chinni Nayana · as Bangar Raju & Dr. Ram Mohan |
| 2015 | Size Zero · as Cameo Appearance |
| 2015 | Akhil · as Cameo |
| 2014 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu · as Host |
| 2014 | Manam · as Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu |
| 2013 | Bhai · as Bhai |
| 2013 | Sri Jagadguru Adi Shankara · as Chandaludu |
| 2013 | Greeku Veerudu · as Chandu |
| 2012 | Damarukam · as Mallikarjuna |
| 2012 | Shirdi Sai · as Sai |
| 2011 | Rajanna · as Rajanna |
| 2011 | Gaganam · as Major Ravindra |
| 2011 | Payanam · as Major Ravindra |
| 2010 | Ragada · as Satya Reddy |
| 2010 | Thakita Thakita · as Nag |
| 2010 | Kedi · as Rummy |
| 2008 | King · as King / Bottu Seenu / Sarath |
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| 2007 | Don · as Don |
| 2006 | Boss · as Gopal 'gk' Krishna |
| 2006 | Sri Ramadasu · as Bhakta Ramadasu |
| 2006 | Style · as Mass |
| 2005 | Super · as Akhil |
| 2004 | Mass · as Ganesh |
| 2004 | Nenunnanu · as Venu |
| 2003 | LOC: Kargil · as Major Padmapani Acharya |
| 2003 | Bombaiyer Bombatay · as Actor In The Movie 'tirandaaz' |
| 2003 | Shivamani · as Shivamani |
| 2002 | Manmadhudu · as Abhiram |
| 2002 | Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain · as YavakriOn Plex |
| 2002 | Santosham · as Karthikeya Alias Karthik |
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| 2001 | Adhipathi · as Jagan |
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| 2001 | Eduruleni Manishi · as Surya Murthi / Satya Murthi |
| 2000 | Azaad · as Chandra Sekhar Azad |
| 2000 | Ninne Premistha · as Srinivas |
| 2000 | Nuvvu Vasthavani · as Chinni |
| 1999 | Ravoyi Chandamama · as Shashi |
| 1999 | Sitaramaraju · as Rama Raju |
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| 1998 | Aavida Maa Aavide · as C. I. Vikranth |
| 1997 | Ratchakan · as Ajay Padmanabhan |
| 1997 | Annamayya · as Annamayya |
| 1996 | Ninne Pelladatha · as Seenu |
| 1996 | Mr. Bechara · as Ajay |
| 1996 | Ramudochhadu · as Ram |
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| 1995 | Sisindri · as Raja |
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| 1994 | Criminal · as Dr. Ajay Kumar |
| 1994 | Govindha Govindha · as Seenu |
| 1994 | Hello Brother · as Deva & Ravi Varma |
| 1993 | Allari Alludu · as Kalyan |
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| 1993 | Bombay Police · as A.c.p Bose |
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| 1992 | Drohi · as Raghav |
| 1992 | Antham · as Raghav / Shekhar |
| 1992 | Khuda Gawah · as Insp. Raja MirzaOn Plex |
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| 1991 | Shanti Kranti · as Inspector Subhash (telugu Version) |
| 1991 | Nirnayam · as Vamsi Krishna |
| 1991 | Chaitanya · as Hero |
| 1991 | Neti Siddhartha · as Siddhartha |
| 1990 | Shiva · as Shiva |
| 1990 | Prema Yuddham · as Kalyan |
| 1989 | Shiva · as Siva |
| 1989 | Agni · as Pawan Kumar |
| 1989 | Geethanjali · as Prakash |
| 1989 | Vicky Dada · as Vicky Dada |
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| 1988 | Aakhari Poratam · as Vihari |
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| 1987 | Majnu · as Rajesh |
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| 1968 | Sudigundaalu · as Cameo |
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| 2024 | Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale · as Self |
| 2018 | Bigg Boss Malayalam · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Bigg Boss Telugu · as Himself/host |
| 2017 | Bigg Boss Tamil · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Dongata · as Self |
| 2013 | Bigg Boss Kannada · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | Ghatotkachudu · as Himself (cameo Appearance) |
| 2016 | Soggade Chinni Nayana · as Playback Singer |